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FAST FACTS
Basic information about Civil Air Patrol
For CAP information by mail, use our toll-free hotline: (800) FLY-2338
 You may also use our
Online Info Request Form
To find the nearest CAP unit, use our
CAP Unit Locator
- THE ORGANIZATION
Nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation
The auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force
More than 56,000 members, including 22,000 cadets ages 12-21
Eight geographic regions, 52 wings, 1,500 units in all
National Headquarters at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., with 100 support staff
World’s largest fleet (530) of single-engine, piston aircraft
Nation’s most extensive communications network
1,000 emergency services vehicles
- AEROSPACE EDUCATION
100 aerospace education workshops each year
Aerospace classroom materials, grades K through college
Nation’s premier annual aerospace education conference
AE program touches more than 900 teachers per year
- CADET PROGRAMS
Multi-step leadership training
Cadet glider and powered orientation flights, flight training scholarships
International Air Cadet Exchange program
OPERATIONS
Performs 90 percent of nation’s inland search and rescue
75 lives on average saved per year
Aerial reconnaissance for homeland security
Disaster relief and damage assessment
Transport for time-sensitive medical materials
Counter-narcotic missions
 Fact Sheet (PDF) 152K
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